Often, I’m in the middle of frosting cupcakes when something comes up – forcing me to stop (e.g. my son woke up from his nap and needs to walk down the block to see the train NOW or the world will end). I decide to cover the bowl to protect the frosting from uninvited house guests (I’m not talking about hungry neighbors with spoons, but rather evil flies that let themselves in during the one second that our door is open). At this moment, I always wonder how to best cover the mixing bowl. Here were my options as I saw them pre-amazing-mixing-bowl-cover:

Foil. Flaw: Foil doesn’t come in circles and I end up piecing together several foil fragments and worrying about the gap that always ends up forming between them.

Cling wrap. Flaw: This has the same non-circle problem, with the addition of the not sticking to the bowl problem.

Kitchen towel. Flaw: The kitchen towels are dirty because I’ve been baking. Plus, they don’t provide a tight fit.

Needless to say, when I heard about the mixing bowl covers available from Anyplace on Etsy, I did a happy dance! They are so simple and so practical that I can’t understand why no one thought of them before! Plus, they are adorable! Check out the Etsy shop to see all of the current styles. I’ll use my sample ones (thanks, Anyplace!) all of the time – not only for cupcake batter and frosting covering emergencies, but for bread dough and yeasted cake rising.

The covers fit all models of KitchenAid, Breville, and Cuisinart (and similar mixers) and they are made from a cotton blend that is food safe and machine washable. In the photo above, you can see one on my KitchenAid bowl (in the front) and one on my Breville bowl (in the back).

Anyplace is giving away 10 mixing bowl covers in the style shown at the top of this post to Cupcake Project readers (Hey, international readers – you get to play this time. Anyplace is willing to ship any place!). I’m giving 9 away on the blog and I’ll be giving one away on my Facebook page in the near future. To enter:

Leave a comment on this post (not on Facebook, e-mail, or Twitter)telling me what you currently use to cover your mixing bowl and how the mixing bowl cover is better.

Be sure that your comment includes a way to contact you if you win.

Fine Print

All comments must be posted by 11:59 PM CDT on Sept 8, 2011.

Limit of one entry per person.

9 winners will be randomly chosen on September 9. I will contact the winners and update this post with their names.

If I don’t hear from a winner within one week to claim their prize, I will choose a new winner.

A kitchen towel, moist paper towel are my current covers, but I’m lucky if I get back to the bowl without one side collapsing into the bowl! A cover that stayed put would be heaven, not to mention look great too!

Depending on what I am covering I usually just use something high tech like a baking pan because usually my kitchen towels end up dirty and usually I have a pan sitting nearby for baking. (Hey at least it keeps the fly’s out right:o)

I currently use a moistened kitchen towel, which I find absolutely disgusting, as I never know what my husband or kids would have used it for at some prior point. This, with a dedicated purpose, wouldn’t have been used to clean up cat barf at any point prior!Thanks!Dominique@entertainingmorsels.com

I always use a kitchen towel. It never fails when I come back to what I’m working on the kitchen towel has fallen into the bowl and I have red lint on/in my frosting or dough! The bowl cover would completely get rid of that problem! No more red fuzz in my cream cheese frosting! YAY!

These are adorable! I have been using either a kitchen towel or a cookie sheet to cover my bowls, but the towels seem to droop into the bowl, and the cookie sheets are a pain to get out from under all the other baking supplies when I’m in a hurry.

I currently use my Kitchen Aid Bowl Cover to tightly cover the bowl. But when I want it to breathe, I use a kitchen towel (I have about two dozen in a drawer so there are always clean ones handy). I find this works pretty much most of the time, but when things are chaotic, I find it difficult to keep track of which towel is for wiping my hands and which is for covering the bowl… so a dedicated breathable cover would be awesome!

Love the covers! If it is an emergency quick cover-up, then I will use a clean dish towel. But if I have a bit more time, I’ll grab a dinner plate. The dinner plate works, but it’s awkward and eventually takes up counter space. I would love a bowl cover!

These are super cute! Much more chique than the plastic shower cap variaties. For bread, I use a towel (a clean one), and for general coverage I use plastic wrap. Econo-size, restaurant type. You can find me on blogger or via the web site: http://www.bakeitwithbooze.blogspot.com

I ususally use a kitchen towel for my “ut oh the baby woke up” or “Mom….. could you help me?” (Translation: I made a big mess you need to clean up now!) Emergencies. These are so much cuter! pierce.nicnac@gmail.com

Omg these covers are to die for! It depends on what I’m using my mixer for whether I use foil or plastic wrap. Plastic wrap falls off and foil doesn’t stick appropriately. rachel(dot)metts(at)gmail(dot)com

these are soo cute! I currently use plastic wrap, but hate that it doesn’t stick to all my bowls, and sometimes I use foil, which always tear so I have to get a new piece, a waste of movey that’s for sure. I would love to have one of these, that’s for the opportunity! Email – cassondra.reinke@gmail.com

I use the dish towel as well, but I go through a million towels when I’m baking because I get a new one all the time. It’s a mess to do laundry after! These covers are soo cute! The colors also match my kitchen perfectly! My email is casiebugcupcakes@yahoo.com if I’m picked.

These are so cute! And perfect for keeping out those crazy little gnats (fruit flies?) that are always sneaking into bowls this time of year! I normally use a towel too but it just doesn’t do the job. When I was young and learning to cook, my mom had some similar bowl covers that were sturdy plastic with elastic edges. I have also seen some thin plastic disposable ones that don’t last. Carla Field, greatpnw@olympus.net

I usually use either a towel, which are also often dirty and sometimes fall in, or plastic wrap. if its the latter then i transfer to the smallest bowl possible so i don’t have to use as much wrap (and am hopefully able to cover the top with just one piece), but am always frustrated at how it doesn’t stay put. my grandma uses shower caps, though!katelinneufeld@hotmail.com

For covering bread while it rises, I use a towel, but that scares me because…I usually heat my oven up to the lowest temp, turn it off, and then put the covered bowl in the oven…therefore, I get nervous and don’t want the towel to touch the rack for fear of fire. These covers would definitely take away that fear. For other things, I use plastic wrap which does not stick (as everybody knows). Again, these covers would easily solve that problem. Thanks for the great blog and ideas! debbie.tanner@att.net

I currently use one of my ceramic dinner plates because it is round, and it covers my bowl perfectly. I think a mixing bowl cover would be perfect as it would not break like my platescarolbugsy@gmail.com

I love this. Not only much more aesthetically pleasing, but it won’t droop like a towel, or be so irritating to get in place as foil or plastic wrap. I usually use plastic wrap (I like it clear so I can see what’s in it) but it’s such a pain!

Okay, I do not read directions well… I commented on facebook! I would totally use this, for the same reason, I am so lucky that my 4 1/2 year old naps, and she seems to always wake up in the midst of mixing.. I use the kitchen towel… I know yukie!kmeyers74@yahoo.com

For rising bread, I usually use the plastic bags from the produce section. They are pretty light and can easily fit a bowl. However, then you have to worry if something on the fruit is still in the bag, and now on the bread. These bowl covers would be more sanitary, easy to use, and just plain cute!

I love this idea! I don’t have a go-to cover-up yet! It’s a toss-up between kitchen towel, plate, or going through the hassle of putting it in a tupperware and doing a whole bunch of dishes. I would love this!

If I have to stop for some reason, usually I’m in a hurry and I end up shoving the whole mixing bowl into the fridge. I haven’t found anything that works well. These covers would be great! Thanks so much for sharing!

That is pretty ingenious, why didn’t I ever think of that? I suppose I was almost there, I use a dish towel and a rubber band! These are much easier and more practical though I can imagine, not to mention cuter!!

I use plastic wrap and a kitchen towel, to protect it from unwanted bugs and the occasional finger and to make it look just a little bit nicer. I’d be very happy to win, here’s my email: mon_galen@hotmail.com

Wow I don’t know of any baker who hasn’t run into this problem before. Who knew something like this existed! I would love to win one. I can be contacted through my facebook page (facebook.com/mthatyer2) or e-mail.

Great find!I recently bought a set of dishes and the cardboard seperators are the perfect size and shape for things like this…so sadly I’ve been using those! Environmentally friendly and cheap non the less!

As a relatively new baker, I really like the idea of having something pretty cover the bowl. Usually I use plastic wrap or whatever is handy…cutting board, plate, paper towel. This would be a very welcome change.

These are absolutely adorable! I currently use either a kitchen towel or press n seal. I don’t like towels because they always shift off the top or seem unsanitary. And press n seal is fine but seems completely wasteful.

I use plastic wrap now but I am trying to do more to keep my family safier from chemicals so I need to get away from that first thing so the mixing bowl covers would be GREAT! Thanks for sharing this idea!

I use Press’n Seal, which does work pretty well considering the round bowl square/rectangle issue, but I would like these better not only because they would cover better, but they are reusable, very “green.” I hate putting so much plastic in my trash can.

These are awesome! I usually toss my cake bible or bake book (my personal book of recipes) on top if i’m darting out for a minute! If i’m gone longer I typically transfer to tupperware which takes FOREVER!

I use a KitchenAid bowl cover for my mixer bowl, which fits nice and tight, but when I whisk my dry ingredients in a separate bowl and set it aside, I cover it with a plate. This cover would be great to tuck in a drawer next to my bowls to have handy when needed.Rojoko1@aol.com

These are adorable! I use either cling film (sticks more to itself than to the actual bowl) or a tea towel (not as sanitary as I would like when baking, and I have on occasion come back to find someone has used the towel so it’s not covered anymore!) so a proper cover would be a godsend!

Ohhh, these look great and practical. I usually use cling film (yes I’m from the UK) but that doesn’t stop my som from trying to poke his fingers in and making holes in it grrr! My tea towel usually ends up sinking into the bowl! Hope we’ll be able to buy these in the uk. (egyshecy@gmail.com)

Since I bake every day, (pastry chef for a restaurant0, I could really use these! I now use plastic wrap, with a lot of cursing, to try to cover my bowls.Needless to say, it doesn’t do the job. These would be a godsend.

Since I have 4 kids 4 years old and under I tend to be busy and grab either a hand towel from the drawer or paper towels. These covers are an amazing idea…and not to mention cute!(tyler.amanda.west@gmail.com)

I haven’t seen these before – very neat! I use plastic wrap or foil to cover bowls generally, but I use a dampened kitchen towel or waxed paper to cover the bowl while letting yeast doughs rise. These bowl covers would be more sanitary and also wouldn’t use up disposable products. Great giveaway, thanks!

I typically go with the whole tinfoil- spoon hanging out of the bowl approach. It doesn’t work so well, but I never can find the cover that came with the Kitchen Aid…mpbenr@gmail.com…So I’d love to have something more substantial and tightly fitting :D

I have one Kitchenaid that was given to us as a wedding present 35 years ago, one that was my mother in laws that is 45 yrs old ( both in the original “only” white) and a new one in red…the new one is the prettiest but the old ones are my workhorses and still are the best ones around! I do have a plate that fits perfectly…if it is clean and not sitting in the dishwasher :) Would love the covers from Etsy, my daughter’s favorite site to shop on <3 falk.cj@gmail.com

I use a damp kitchen towel with a plate on top of that to cover my mixing bowl – this mixing bowl cover would be better in SOOOOO many ways. No worry of tipping the plate off accidentally.383.richards@gmail.com

I am in the kitchen towel camp and I can’t stand it. My hubby has a tendency to wipe up meat-juice spills with our towels and then hang them back up like they still clean. Unless I take it straight of the dryer I never know if they are covered in E.coli or not. Spew. I’m pretty sure he won’t try to clean up chicken bits with a cute little bowl cover.

We usually use a kitchen towel as well, and, as you noted, they are always dirty! I don’t like to use cling wrap or foil because it seems wasteful. These reusable covers would be perfect and eco-friendly! harmonybear10@gmail.com

Those are the greatest things EVER. I currently use a damp dishtowel if I have to cover a frosting bowl, but it’s SUCH a pain. As you mentioned, they’re not always clean and can be a huge pain, especially if it’s the only one you have out and you have to wet it to keep the frosting from drying out and I could go on about this for DAYS. Those bowl covers are ingenius. Seriously.

I usually go the “dirty” dish towel route. If I have it on hand, I will you Cling Wrap. Being sticky itself, it works out pretty well. However, it is no where near as cute as the mixing bowl cover you are giving away!! I love that it can be used for proofing dough as well!

I usually use plastic wrap to cover whatever I’m working on, but I don’t cover the bowl, I usually put it directly over whatever it is that’s inside (be it dough, batter, or custard!) Of course, that gets a bit messy when its something less firm like muffin batter, and the baking bowl cover could also be used to cover rising dough! Plus, they are far more attractive than plastic wrap.

Awesome Giveaway! I have the same issue with the foil it drive me crazy, no I just being covering with the cutting board, Ijust put it on the top of the mixing bowl, but it still has some spaces that it does not cover!

This would definetly stayed put and will cover it right, plus it looks super cute and pretty!

When I’m at work, we use the acrylic plates that normally go between wedding cake layers, but I don’t have any of those at home… so I use a kitchen towel or any other piece of cloth I can find handy. (used a t-shirt once!) dressagesong@yahoo.com

Wow super cute and useful. We use a towel in our kitchen . Of course these covers are better than towels because towels my sled or have some loosing threads in my case. Also, it is not as convenient as these cute covers! These covers are cool and perfect specially if you have little children who like to take off the towel

I usually use an upside down plate or the kitchen towel to cover my mixing bowls when I am baking.This would be so much more convient! There have been too many times where the plate has fallen into the bowl or the towel had lovely cat hair on it…lisafaye1979@gmail.com

I used to have a rubber band that I used with a clean kitchen towel to cover bowls. Then I lost the rubber band (I have a feeling the bf threw it away, although he won’t admit it). Now I use foil. And struggle with it. And curse myself for not making a new loop of rubber band in time.

The mixing bowl cover seems so simple, and fast, and hassle free! Not to mention pretty :)

I use whatever I have handy A plate which more then once has fallen into the bowl because t was to small & I had to fight out. plastic wrap that sticks to everything but what you want it to, Press N seal is good stuff but hate to waste it for just a few minute job. I like a kiten towel also but if it fall then you worry about fuzzies in your frosting I think these are a great idea & give away wish I thought of them.

I usually use clean kitchen towels or plates to cover mixing bowls, but an actual bowl cover would be so much handier! Plus, my cats wouldn’t be able to nudge it aside on the rare occasions when I have to leave something long enough for curiousity to win out over manners.

I actually don’t use anything to cover my mixing bowls, but I probably should be – you never know what can fall in there when you’re not looking! I think these covers are so cute and a much better alternative!

I either use plastic wrap (which never sticks fully) or a plate. The plate has the tendency to fall off and shatter all across my floor though, which makes my roommates none to happy! These covers are much prettier and more functional than either option!

How handy and pretty are these?! I usually use a piece of waxed paper sprayed with Pam then put a Coronation Street tea towel (that I use only for covering) over the top to do the job. What a colossal pain! If I don’t win one, I’m definitely ordering.

Right now I use a moist hand towel (for bread rising) or cling wrap. These bowl covers are great because they are reusable and stay in place! When using the hand towel it inevitably sinks down and gets stuck to the bread a little :-(

how flippin’ cute are these? I currently use cling wrap. Although I think they should call it something else. All it “clings” to is itself. These covers would make it so easy to save leftovers, otherwise I end up eating them all :)

I literally just had this problem this weekend when my puppy had an accident in the house. I frantically looked around trying to find something to cover my bowl while needing to get my puppy outside FAST. My only solution was to stick the bowl in the refrigerated. I knew I wouldn’t be gone too long, but it definitely wasn’t the ideal solution. This cover would have been so much better to just grab and take care of the situation instead of having to figure out what on earth I was going to do with the frosting.

Right now I use aluminum foil or cling wrap to cover my mixing bowls. Neither really works well. The aluminum foil never has a good seal and inevitably falls off. The cling wrap always just sticks to itself and ends up in a ball, instead of covering my bowl. Those covers look amazing! Like something that would actually work.. and work well! (ChaniWiesman at gmail dot com)

I usually use plastic wrap, which never seems to stick to anything but itself, and it’s an inconvenient shape. This would be so great! Plus, it would keep out curious and hungry eyes.a.part170@yahoo.com

What a great idea! I love it when companies come up with ideas for practical bakeware like this.

I currently use the plastic wrap method to cover my mixing bowls if need be…not my favorite. The two pieces do adhere well across the middle because of the clinginess of the plastic wrap, but I always wind up with condensation on the inside–something I hope that these covers would put a stop to!

Currently I use either the pampered chef stainless steel mixing bowls that have the black rubber cover which is fine but they don’t ever seem to completely seal. If I don’t use those then I also have the pampered chef glass measuring bowls that have the lid to cover them but again don’t seem to ever seal especially the older they get! (I use to sell pampered chef, HA)!This cover looks like it would “seal the deal”! And it’s fun! mmuto79@yahoo.com

Gotta love giveaways! I’m one of the ‘overseas-readers’ and what I do currantly is to mix up my batter or dough in my machine, then transfer it to another glass bowl (which often times is too small for the purpose) and then i have a lid that fits for that bowl. The end result is either that I end up with more washing up to do or that the mixture (if being bread dough)simply pops the lid and goes EVERYWHERE on my table which also results in me having to clean…hmm!louise@haibrock.dk

I use a kitchen towel most often, or I attempt plastic wrap if I have to put it away for a while (dough for a few hours or overnight). Plastic wrap is horrible for sticking to everything but you want to stick it to, and I can’t say the kitchen towel is always very clean…. This looks like a fantastic idea that will stay on and can be cleaned and reused!

Oh man, these are amazing! We currently use a kitchen towel (that is hopefully clean) but it tends to droop in the middle which can stick to the dough sometimes… This would be so great since it would stay taught! Plus they are cute!

I currently use foil as I have no plastic wrap but neither of them work well as the foil can never form to the bowl all the way and the plastic wrap does not stick, no matter what the box says. I am always making dressings, salad, frosting, batter and need to pause and pick up later. This is a great idea! and Cute!

OH MAN what a great product! I currently use Press N’ Seal which never works right. When the bowl is cold or moist, the plastic doesn’t stick. This wouldn’t have that problem – PLUS, it is much more eco-friendly!

I use kitchen towels, plastic wrap and/or damp paper towels – but none of them are satisfactory. The towels slump into the bowl, you have to wrestle with plastic wrap and the paper towels feel really wasteful. These would be better AND cuter!

Like many others, I use a towel, but as they say: your hands are only as clean as the towel you use to dry them. Hygiene is always a concern of mine! This would be great to keep dust out when storing, too :)

I too use a dish towel. I have one that I use only for rising bread and my family knows not to touch or wipe their hands on that one. Those covers are great. I just keep thinking, why didn’t I think of that!

what a genius idea! i love that they are so environmentally friendly. i usually use plastic wrap with a rubber band but rubber bands are rarely big enough to fit around a bowl so usually they end up snapping on me–ouch! these are adorable and i’d feel great about a product i can reuse over and over.scalardteresa@yahoo.com

Smart product and very cute! I bet that etsy shop is going to get a lot of new business because of this post. I currently use foil most of the time. I would definitely prefer to use something like this to be more environmentally responsible and save a little money too. So cool!

this is the coolest idea ever! i use cling wrap sometimes(but it’s so hard to get it to stick properly cos it’s not in a circular shape) or i’ll use a kitchen towel. these are so convenient and “greener” than clingwrap. (vintagetrinkets@ hotmail.com)

What a brilliant idea! I usually use a clean kitchen towel (which inevitably sags into the bowl or gets pulled off by careless teenagers to wipe grubby hands) or plastic wrap (which is a total pain to use and is environmentally wasteful) but these cute covers would be hygienic, breathable and green. :)

I love these covers! Currently I use both plastic wrap and tin foil but both can be a bother when trying to make them stay put. The mixing bowl cover looks like it would hug bowls snugly and I really like that it’s reusable.

I have the usual struggle with plastic wrap. The edges don’t cut it, it crumples together as I try to keep it apart…in fact most times I get so frustrated with the plastic wrap I yell some words I’d rather not share and cover with a towel. This cover would work so much better as my cat has recently figured out how to remove the towel and get himself a treat. hehe, silly boy.

These are adorable. I’m usually bad an just throw a small towel over balls but you’re right it’s not very clean. This is a much better solution and washable which is a huge plus! – krimzonrain@hotmail.com

These are so adorable!!! :) I gave up using plastic and foil wraps a long time ago instead I just use a larger plate to cover the whole surface of the bowl. Its less waste and a lot faster than trying to make the plastic stick to the sides of the bowl. But now that you have lovely covers for a giveaway, I really wouldnt mind trading my plates for this! ;)

Hej! (From Sweden)My name is Rachelle and I usually use good old tea towels! These are so adorable though and would be a perfect for my mixing bowls! I’m in <3. Well thanks for putting on this contest!Have a great day =)Ps. you can contact me at rachellelacharite@gmail.com !

I currently use a kitchen towel when making bread or plastic wrap for pretty much everything else. The towel slips off sometimes and the plactic wrap sticks to itself far mor than the bowl. This would be so handy!rcarriere@alerusmail.com

They’re so pretty! :) I normally use plastic wrap but it’s pretty useless. I’ve started using a cloth diaper (it’s really like cheesecloth and I bought it specifically for this purpose). The mixing bowl cover would be better, not just because it’s not a diaper, but because it wouldn’t fall in my dough. And because it wouldn’t get all linty after a few washes.

I have used the press and seal – leaves a sticky film on the side of the bowl. I have used a plate, aluminum foil, a moist paper towel and the old standby… a kitchen towel – the towel seems to fall inside the bowl… I have used a large rubber band to secure it but that’s only if the rubber band hasn’t been confiscated for another use :) The bowl cover would be convenient to use as well as doubling as a cover for the bowl when not in use. myteddybearr@earthlink.net

I currently use foil to cover my mixer bowl. I think this cover looks awesome because it will stay on so much better! There are always gaps underneath where I’m afraid things will get in.ashley.rhyan@gmail.com

Those are totally clever! I’ve been using the plastic shower cap style covers from one of the ziptop baggy companies. But they are hard to wash and get all filmy and nasty. I’d much rather use fabric. And the styles are beautiful to boot!

What a wonderful idea! I currently use our kitchen towels as covers but, as you stated, they aren’t always very clean after all the cooking and baking. :) I can be contacted via email phelanjacqueline@gmail.com

It depends on what kind of kitchen wrap I have just inevitably run out of. I often try plastic wrap, but the lack of sticking to the bowl annoys me. So when I have a choice I go with foil, but the gap often does pose a problem for the tiny flies that seem to appear spontaneously! When baking bread I use a kitchen towel but let’s face it, are those ever clean?? I feel like the bowl cover would be superior to all of these methods and it seems like it would fit all of the bowls I need to cover!(aryooki@gmail.com)

I usually use plastic wrap and towel also my Tupperware plastic cover which I found out does not really work when you take the cookie dough after being in the fridge for 24 hours the dough gets really hard and difficult to work with.I hope I can win this mixing bowl cover!

SO cute and definitely a functional gift! I use saran wrap and a plate to help cover my mixing bowl. The saran wrap to help seal the corners from strange smells, and the plate to keep it stuck to the bowl.

I’m not sure if my last post posted, so here’s a re-post: I use a piece of cling wrap and a plate. The cling wrap to keep smells out of the cookies/frosting/etc.. I’m making and the plate to keep the cling wrap in place. The mixing bowl cover would definitely be easier since it’d be a great fit AND it’s super cute. Contact: MyAnQLe@gmail.com

I currently use foil or plastic wrap, whichever I find least frustrating at the moment. These are so much easier! Plus I tend to accidentally cut my fingers on the foil. (Yes the foil itself, not the blade on the box. I’m so clumsy; lucky my husband’s a nurse!) These mixing bowl covers seem so much less irritating than plastic wrap or foil. Plus no sharp edges for the accident prone (like me)! sareeves18@gmail.com

What a great idea! I usually use a kitchen town over the bowl if I’m leaving it out on the counter. If I put it in the fridge I use cling wrap. We don’t want any of those funky fridge smells in our frosting or batter.

It depends on what I’m making, but I usually use either a slightly damp kitchen towel or plastic wrap and I’m not super impressed with either option. These covers are so cute and I love that you can just toss them in the washer!

I usually use a kitchen towel.. which unfortunatly is usually not too clean from me baking with it.. or if there a near by piece of paper around, just to cover the top.. the cover would be great because it is tight, and sanitary and washable! no waste! yay

I just saw this and thought, “how smart!” I actually would use a towel and then wrap it with a rubber band. Those giant industrial size ones you can find at the craft stores. I can’t BELIEVE I didn’t think of this… que sera sera!